Mother Wore Tights (1947)

In this chronicle of a vaudeville family, Myrtle McKinley (class of 1900) goes to San Francisco to attend business school, but ends up in a chorus line. Soon, star Frank Burt notices her ... See full summary »

Director:

Walter Lang

Writers:

Lamar Trotti (screenplay), Miriam Young (book)

Stars:

Betty Grable, Dan Dailey, Mona Freeman

Won 1 Oscar. Another 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Betty Grable	...	Mother
Dan Dailey	...	Daddy
Mona Freeman	...	Iris
Connie Marshall	...	Mikie
Vanessa Brown	...	Bessie
Robert Arthur	...	Bob Clarkman
Sara Allgood	...	Grandmother McKinley
William Frawley	...	Mr. Schneider
Ruth Nelson	...	Miss Ridgeway
Anabel Shaw	...	Alice Flemmerhammer
Stephen Dunne	...	Roy Bivins (as Michael Dunne)
George Cleveland	...	Grandfather McKinley
Veda Ann Borg	...	Rosemary Olcott
Sig Ruman	...	Papa
Lee Patrick	...	Lil

Storyline

In this chronicle of a vaudeville family, Myrtle McKinley (class of 1900) goes to San Francisco to attend business school, but ends up in a chorus line. Soon, star Frank Burt notices her talent, hires her for a "two-act", then marries her. Incidents of the marriage and the growing pains of eldest daughter Miriam are followed, interspersed with nostalgic musical numbers.

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Plot Keywords:

vaudeville | family relationships | based on novel | based on book

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Taglines:

In our family dad wore the pants but . . . Mother Wore Tights [Australia Theatrical]

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Genres:

Musical

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

September 1947 (USA)

Also Known As:

...E os Anos Passaram

Filming Locations:

Stage 3, 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$2,727,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Betty Grable was pregnant during the filming of this movie.

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Connections

Edited into My Blue Heaven (1950)

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Soundtracks

"At a Georgia Camp Meeting"
(uncredited)
Written by Kerry Mills
Danced to by Betty Grable, Stephen Kirchner and chorus in the School Musical scene

User Reviews

Pedestrian backstage story of vaudeville family.

This is strictly for fans of Betty Grable and Dan Dailey. The story is pedestrian and saccharine and has been done and infinitum in the movie musical world. It does have going for it fine Technicolor cinematography which was nominated for an Oscar, plus Alfred Newman's lively orchestrations which won an Oscar. It was additionally nominated for Best Song. Costumes are lavish and should also have been nominated. It's harmless but hardly outstanding.